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Bankruptcy doesn't necessarily mean they "go out of business".

Someone will keep electricity flowing in northern California...

They don't murder the employees when the company goes bankrupt, you know.

Which is the whole point of my remark.

Why do people think it's going to help them to have essentially the same co running their power again?

Well, for one, they can maybe be hopeful that money set aside for keeping down the fire risk by trimming trees near power lines/stations wouldn't be diverted to executive bonuses, as PG&E did.